late night song

Chapter 232

As for the female assassin, after secret investigations from Dali Temple and Xiuyi Messenger, we had some clues.

A few days ago, a boy from Prince Fucheng's palace redeemed himself with money. This was originally just a small matter, but he not only redeemed himself, but also redeemed his beloved maid with money, but he was so heroic and affectionate. , but it didn't work out. This lucky maid took the deed but stayed in the palace until she died, refusing to leave.

It turned out that King Fucheng loved her very much and had secretly promised to take a concubine for a long time. For the sake of her own prosperity and future, the maid had the heart to abandon her lover and made such a fuss.

This anecdote quickly spread among the mansions in Yunjing.

Fucheng Wang Fengliu has a high status that no one dares to say, but the people all feel unworthy of the affectionate and righteous Xiaosi, and some people question where he got so much silver.

The Embroidered Clothes Messenger followed the clues and found out that Xiao Si had a sister named Xia Liang, who was a female short-playing martial arts student in a theater troupe in Yunjing. However, she was not a role player, and the theater troupe she belonged to was not very popular in Yunjing. Her wages alone And the reward, even if he saves it for three to fifty years, it is really difficult to afford the ransom money for his brother, let alone twice the amount.

After going to the troupe to investigate secretly, through various inquiries and insider descriptions, we learned that Xia Liang had practiced martial arts since childhood and was extremely good at using short swords, and his body shape was very similar to Gu Yuchu.

What's more coincidental is that Xia Liang herself and her brother both disappeared not long ago, and the clues were originally cut off because of this, but fortunately her brother was infatuated and persistent.

Under Ning Yi's instructions, Yu Bai returned to her parents' home despite the rumors, and made a deliberate fuss and scolding, without asking her father for permission, and openly kicked the maid out of the palace.

Just when the maid was living on the street for a few days and was bullied by pre-arranged bullies, Xia Liang suddenly appeared and rescued the maid whom her brother had forced to marry until she died, but was arrested by the secret guards of the Jingchuan Palace. It was only after being tortured that she admitted that someone had paid a lot of money to instruct her to pretend to be an assassin and kill the Blackwater tribe's coachman with a dagger to seal his throat, and then hid in the southeast of the city.

As for the person behind the scenes, she didn't know. She only received the instructions and the advance payment of silver outside the carriage. She saw that although the person who gave the instructions was a man's left hand, the skin was smooth and delicate, and there were signs of taking off a heavy ring on the index finger, so Guess the identity must be extraordinary.

Therefore, after the matter was completed, she kept an eye on it and did not collect the remaining silver as agreed. Instead, she immediately hid. Her brother stayed in the palace of Prince Fucheng and escaped pursuit and murder.

A confession cannot point to any suspicious person at all, and Noda's identity is still unclear. Gu Yuchu was involved in the situation, and the suspicion on him could not be completely eliminated. In order not to alert the snake, Ling Buhuo did not reveal that he had caught the female assassin. news.

Dali Temple has not released details on the progress of the case, but it is unknown who quietly spread the rumor that the female assassin was caught. Since Gu Yuchu has not shown up, the rumors about General Yuesheng's assassination of the leader of the Blackwater Tribe are even more confusing. .

In particular, Princess Yanyang deliberately or unintentionally revealed that she had seen General Yuesheng when her carriage arrived at Taihua Road on the night Qi Wang was killed. With such an important witness, the Jingchuan Palace became even more passive and embarrassed. .

The Prince's Palace clearly saw Ning Yi's favoritism towards Jingchuan Palace, but did not take any action. So Ji Huan seized the opportunity to propose to Ling Ziyu that he might as well assassinate him for the third time just as the leaders of the nine tribes of Blackwater were leaving the Fucheng Palace. The facts that emerged after the secret meeting were reported to King Lao Ling, saying that King Fucheng's prestige was too great. The Blackwater Tribe had been reluctant to elect a flag leader representative to receive the title, fearing that King Fucheng's acquiescence would force the court to do so. .

As the son-in-law of King Fucheng, Ning Yi was responsible for the murder of the leader of the Blackwater Tribe. He was afraid of being inappropriate and biased, so he could use this to force him to avoid giving up his power.

Ling Ziyu did not express it explicitly, but had tacit approval, so Ji Huan secretly contacted Yan Guan to participate in the performance in the court. The old King Ling did not say anything, but later ordered that the case be fully handed over to Dali Temple to take over, and Ning Yi was transferred back to the Ministry of Punishment.

In the Ziyan Palace, King Lao Ling had a grudge because King Fucheng and the Eleven Blackwater Tribes had been together closely, and he had not been able to eat well or sleep well for a day or two. Princess Helan came into the palace to say hello.

"He Lan, you came just in time to chat with me." Seeing that it was his biological sister, Old King Ling put down the poetry collection in his hand and invited her to sit next to him.

"Brother Wang, I have some free time these days." Helan joked.

"As you get older, you will inevitably become less capable in political affairs. You don't want to be angry with yourself. When you are tired, take a rest."

"Brother Wang, Spring and Autumn are at their peak, but they are just lazy and looking for a way to attack."

"Hahaha, I'm still as naughty as when I was a kid." Although it was a compliment, Old King Ling was obviously in a much better mood.

"How many people have the same flesh and blood, and they separate themselves when they are old." Princess Helan glanced at these lines of poetry in the unhinged book, and she understood what was on Old King Ling's mind.

"When I was young, the relationship between the imperial brother and the second brother was always better. It's just because I'm a girl and I'm young, so I can't help with some things."

"That's right." Old King Ling sighed without saying anything and fell into deep thought.

"Brother Wang, don't blame me for talking too much. Second brother is used to being idle. When will he interfere in the affairs of the country? Those gangsters in Heishui are trying to come to the door. He can't avoid it and appear to have lost his bearing."

"Is that so?" Old King Ling asked.

"Otherwise, what else can there be? I only know that the three of us, brother and sister, have always been of the same mind."

"According to what you said, that man was too harsh on the second child."

"Oh, brothers will always be under the authority of the king and his ministers. No matter what you do, it will never be too much, and my second brother will never complain."

"I suddenly remembered that when I was a child, my second brother and I had an argument, and it was always you who got in the middle, Zhou Xuan. It hasn't changed at all after so many years." Old King Ling's tone was calm, but he let go of the glass cup cover, and a ding-dong sound startled He. Princess Lan jumped, and then changed the subject, "Is it the second brother who wants you to talk to me this time?"

Princess Helan felt deeply that something was wrong, and she quickly knelt down and bowed her head, feeling uneasy in her heart.

"I deserve death for my crime, and I shouldn't speculate on the will of the Holy Spirit."

Old King Ling paused for a while, and suddenly smiled: "Let's talk about family matters. Why are you kneeling? Get up quickly."

Princess Helan breathed a sigh of relief and stood up in embarrassment.

"Speaking of the second son, his son-in-law is indeed a talented person. However, the Blackwater case is very involved. It would have needed someone with some status to balance the situation. It's a pity that the minister is talking like this. I still have to consider fairness. It is really wronging the junior. ”

"Ning Yi is a good kid, but there are so many talented people in Beiling, so Brother Wang just needs to choose someone else."

"Choose someone else." Old King Ling thought about it for a while, then smiled at Princess Helan and said, "Ji Huan is a good candidate." "Oh, my son, I know in my heart, he is not that material. , don’t let him delay important events.”

"Humility is too much. Although Ji Huan is a few years younger than Ning Yi, they are both on the imperial examination list. It's time to practice."

"Although what I said is true, the matter is serious. I'm afraid Huan'er doesn't have the brains of Ning Yi to deal with Xuan's parties." Princess Helan said very cryptically. Ning Yi favored the Jingchuan Palace. The old Prince Ling knew it in his heart, and she also There is really no need to say it so clearly.

"No need to refuse, it's settled."

In this way, at the most appropriate time, Princess Helan came to the throne to persuade the throne to show mercy to the brothers. She was not criticized harshly, but was praised for being brothers and sisters. By the way, her son took over Ning Yi's place and showed his prominence for the time being. If this thing is done, it will be inevitable in the future. Successful career.

However, the prudent and self-protective King Fucheng was burdened by his useless reputation, and his son-in-law was frustrated in his official career. The favor and trust on the throne were greatly reduced, which is also lamentable.

Speaking of which, they were originally brothers and sisters of the old King Ling. In the past, King Fucheng was always given more attention because he was a man. But now the tide has turned, and Princess Helan has become the most favored royal relative around the old King Ling. Princess Helan's mansion, which used to only focus on the enjoyment of its children, suddenly became more prosperous.

On the eve of Ji Huan's appointment, news came quickly from Heishui, and Wu Cen hurriedly handed the secret report to the palace study.

I saw Ling Buhuo half leaning on the Taishi chair, holding the Xun Shadow Order found in Gu Yuchu's room in his hand. The desk was covered with detailed records of several cases, and he was thinking about something.

According to the records, Muta's body was discovered by a palace maid while Tatsuki was washing. Judging from the wounds and the state of the body, it was roughly concluded that he died at midnight.Qiyang was also killed at midnight, but he was discovered half an hour after he was killed when the servants sent the girl to bed.There were no witnesses at the two scenes, and there were no signs of fighting. No one in the post office noticed anything unusual.

If this technique was not done by an extremely skilled person, then it was done by an acquaintance in the post office, and this acquaintance may be more familiar with Muta's daily habits.

But Dali Temple has checked the whereabouts and confessions of everyone in the post, and found nothing strange, unless...
Bang, Wu Cen came in. Ling Buhuo sat upright slightly. After reading the secret report, he squinted his eyes and thought for a long time. Then he waved to Wu Cen and told him something. Wu Cen nodded and silently left.

That night, in the cell that had been silent for a long time in Dali Temple, Gu Yuchu seemed to be sitting firm, but when he thought that Ling Buhuo had not visited her even once in the past few days, he felt uncomfortable, especially when he faced Nuoda's picture and the frame every day. The similar face made her feel even more guilty for that man.

At this moment, two uninvited guests suddenly broke into the prison.

Yan Feng and Shan Mingxi used some means to persuade Dali Temple to allow them to visit.

"Liu Guang, how are you?" As soon as Yanfeng entered the cell, he glanced at Nuoda first, and then asked her, while Shan Mingxi followed behind without saying a word.

"What's going on? There are rumors outside that you are the murderer Toki Tatsumi!"

Before Gu Yuchu could answer, Shan Mingxi asked first, "Are you?"

"Hey, what do you mean?" Yanfeng was very dissatisfied with her question.

Gu Yuchu stood up, the newly added chains on his feet made a dull impact, and said with a smile: "It can't be fake if it's true, and it can't be true if it's false."

"You are really big-hearted. That woman in Yanyang said she saw you in Taihua Road that night, but you are not worried at all."

"Taihua Road is the main road in Yunjing. There are so many people coming and going. Why do you get so many criticisms when you see me?"

"It was curfew time!"

"Are you princess allowed to wander around the city during curfew?"

Gu Yuchu was speechless after asking a question. Indeed, everyone would focus on the case, but no one cared about what a princess's carriage was doing on Taihua Road during curfew.

"You'd better care about yourself. I'm quite used to living in this prison. It seems I don't want to go out anymore." Shan Mingxi said coolly.

"There's always a way, isn't there?"

"How do you know?!" Yan Feng chuckled, "Yu Bai wanted to avoid suspicion, so she didn't come, but she made a prediction in advance and said that within three days, you would definitely come in great condition."

"Then why don't you avoid suspicion?" Gu Yuchu blinked at Shan Mingxi.

"I have nothing to avoid suspicion."

Shan Mingxi curled her lips. Logically speaking, she really wanted to avoid it. After all, in the name of the Crown Princess, even though the woman in the prison had not been confirmed to be a spy from another country, as long as there was the slightest suspicion, no matter whether it was against Shan Mansion It was the Prince's Mansion, so she should stay out of it, but Ling Buhuo asked her to come to visit the prison. Naturally, he had his reasons. She couldn't refuse and didn't want to refuse.

"Skynet is meticulous and meticulous. If I didn't do it, there will always be evidence."

Gu Yuchu comforted her with kind words, but Yanfeng walked towards the cell opposite at some point. She squatted down and asked Nuoda with concern: "Why are you involved?"

"It's a long story." Noda shrugged and smiled, leaning against the wall and replied easily.

"Come on, you have a relationship with the lesbian across from you. Even though the prison is strict, if she figures it out and insists on getting out, it's not impossible for her to take you with her."

"Yan Feng."

Gu Yuchu and Shan Mingxi looked helpless. They were really the masters who were afraid of the world being in chaos.

(End of this chapter)